From October 17 to 20, the VI Commercial Exhibition will be held in the Guatemalan capital, in which 41 businessmen from the Asian country will present their commercial offer.
For the event to be held at the Majadas Forum Exhibition Hall, Chinese businessmen will exhibit automotive products, agricultural and light machinery, intelligent electronic and lighting equipment, construction materials, technology, everyday items and more.
In the first nine months of the year, Salvadoran purchases abroad that make up the oil bill totaled $1.122 million, 9% less than the amount reported in the same period of 2018.
The oil bill is composed mainly of gasoline ($341.7 million), diesel ($307 million), liquefied gases and propane ($171 million) and fuel oil (Bunker C) with ($133.2 million), informed the Central Reserve Bank (BCR).
From January to March 2019, companies from countries in the region imported $47 million in food for dogs and cats, 12% more than was reported in the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
In the first three months of 2019, countries in the region imported non-alcoholic beverages for $109 million, and purchases from the U.S. grew 10% over the same period in 2018.
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The National Assembly of Panama approved in third debate the Free Trade Agreement between both countries, signed in May 2018.
Some of the results that will be achieved with the entry into force of this agreement include immediate access to the Israeli market for agricultural products such as: frozen beef and hamburger, palm oil, cassava, rum and vinegar. Seafood such as sole, albacore, cod, fresh tilapia, and lobster, among others. As well as industrial products such as soap powder and paste, cement and aluminum profiles.
In the first quarter of 2019, Central American imports of toilet paper reached $68 million, an amount 3% higher than that reported for the same period in 2018.
Figures from the Trade Intelligence Unit at CentralAmericaData: [GRAPHIC caption="Click to interact with graphic"]
In the first quarter of 2019, purchases of vaccines for human use in Central America totaled $66 million, 347% more than was reported in the same period in 2018.
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Although between January and September 2019, Nicaraguan exports grew 2% compared to the same period in 2018, businessmen say it is because of an atypical behavior of gold and fish sales, not a general improvement.
According to figures from the Center for Export Procedures (Cetrex), between January and September 2018 and the same period in 2019, sales of companies in Nicaragua abroad went from $2.075 million to $2.108 million.
During the first quarter of the year, imports of electric motors and generators in Central America totaled $48 million, an amount that is barely 2% higher than the purchases recorded in the same period in 2018.
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The National Assembly approved in first debate the bill of the Free Trade Agreement between the State of Israel and Panama, signed in May 2018.
The Foreign Affairs Committee approved in first debate the bill of the Free Trade Agreement between the State of Israel and Panama, informed the National Assembly last October 2.
In the first three months of 2019, Central American countries recorded $590 million in banana sales abroad, 6% less than reported in the same period of 2018.
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In the third debate, the Assembly approved a bill establishing that the government may make exceptions to the sanitary registration of pharmaceutical products in situations of critical shortage.
At the same time, it empowers the Ministry of Health to purchase medicines under the criteria established by the World Health Organization (WHO), which will allow that when local agents do not participate in the sale, it will be possible to go through international agents, informed the National Assembly on October 3.
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